Jordan vs Laos: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Jordan
29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos
28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jordan rank
90th
Laos rank
91st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Jordan
- Laos
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos, a difference of 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Laos ahead.
Jordan ranks 90th and Laos ranks 91st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 77,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1860s | 77,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 422,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 344,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1870s | 84,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 548,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1880s | 93,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 653,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1890s | 93,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 734,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 640,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1900s | 90,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 825,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 734,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1910s | 82,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 911,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1920s | 79,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 928,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 849,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1930s | 80,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 885,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1940s | 111,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 806,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 694,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1950s | 557,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 638,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Laos |
| 1960s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 604,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 1970s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 703,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 1980s | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 695,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 1990s | 15.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2000s | 22.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2010s | 29.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2020s | 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Jordan or Laos?
- Jordan, at 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Jordan and Laos?
- 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Laos rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Jordan ranks 90th and Laos ranks 91st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.